Killin it at Oaks

Endo and I went for a ride at Oak Openings today. It was just shy of six miles riding through the swamps of NW Ohio. We only stopped twice to give Endo some water and take a picture. Both times, I was eaten alive. Endo didn’t seem to have any problem with the mosquitoes. In fact, every time he ran through a puddle, he scared up a billion of the little bastards.

Later, after the rain passed, I went for a solo ride and got in 30 miles. One bad pass and one obnoxious idiot who told me to fuck off and called me an asshole when I told him that bikes are supposed to ride with traffic, not against.

Endo and I finished off the day with some 🥏 and “come” training at Schneider Park.

Good day!

Brunch Experiment

Today’s brunch experiment (@4pm) is buttered toast with avocado, havarti cheese, poached eggs, and a dollop of pineapple-Sriracha jelly.

Simply amazing.

A New Challenge Under the Kite

I recently bought the aluminum foil kit from Clearwater Hydrofoil. The kit came with an aluminum mast and fuselage. I also ordered the surf wing (largest wing below), kite wing (middle one) and the tail. And, I ordered a short aluminum mast which will make learning much easier

The wings were just plain wood so I needed to fiberglass them before I could use them.  This required so many hours of work! I wasn’t close to prepared for what would be required.  There’s a 4-hour curing time for each of the following steps…

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Pete’s Picks 2019-05-21

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Pete’s Picks 2019-05-21

https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/20/instagram-influencer-celebrity-accounts-scraped/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7049065/Scientists-create-loudest-underwater-sound.html

https://hbr.org/2019/05/the-most-engaged-employee-in-the-world

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/business/tech-jobs-middle-class.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

https://readwrite.com/2019/05/14/consumer-behavior-is-shifting-business-models-how-industries-adapting/

https://www.wisebread.com/10-weird-types-of-insurance-you-didnt-even-know-about

https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/avoid/on_people.html

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/05/20/microsoft_azure_portal/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj0CmnxuTaQ

https://www.ted.com/talks/carson_bruns_could_a_tattoo_help_you_stay_healthy?

https://onezero.medium.com/warning-signs-that-a-bubble-is-about-to-burst-aa9801e65557

Pete’s Picks 2019-05-16

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Pete’s Picks 2019-05-16

Here’s a couple of days worth of my reading.  Sorry for the gap. I’ve not been on top of things. Waiting sucks.

https://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/661373/google-use-kotlin-new-android-apps/

https://dzone.com/articles/why-agile-fails-pa-sa-waka-da-theory

https://singularityhub.com/2019/05/10/5-breakthroughs-coming-soon-in-augmented-and-virtual-reality/

https://hbr.org/2019/05/7-ways-to-set-up-a-new-hire-for-success?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/05/dod-cia-developed-flying-ginsu-missile-to-take-out-single-targets/

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World’s Luckiest Pappy

I just might be the luckiest man on the planet.

Tonight, Jenna and Michaela came over for a celebratory dinner.  Jenna got back into the nursing program in the fall and Michaela passed her stats class with an A.  They both brought their babies… Braelyn & Aiden with Jenna and Sadie with Michaela.

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Pete’s Picks 2019-05-03

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Pete’s Picks 2019-05-03

NYTimes: Microbots Robots Silicon
IT Managers… who owns what?
Augmented Reality will mean dystopia
VR Subscription for business
On living longer
Social Security taxable income max
Working with APIs without code
Effective/quick decision making
Also on living longer
30MPH E-Bike > E-scooter?
Drug trials need continuous monitoring
Go order from Amazon app
Smart prototypes for connected/autonomous cars
Neuromorphic computing breakthrough
Use AI to record your life story? YAWN
Pirated End Game broadcast on tv
Recent readings roudnup
Which workout type you choose says something about something
Hula-Hoop trick
AWS Wins! …?
I’m average!
TED talk: agnoring obvious problems
TED Talk: Three Ideas/Three Contridictions